/*
 * Copyright 2002-2005 Robert Breidecker.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package net.sourceforge.jsorter;

/**
 * This class represents a column that will be sorted by Sorter, SwingSorter, or
 * SortComparator.
 * 
 * @author Robert Breidecker
 */
public interface SortableColumn {
	/**
	 * Returns the number position of the column to sort with.
	 * 
	 * @return The number position of the column to sort with.
	 */
	public int getColumnPosition();

	/**
	 * Returns the order to sort the column by.
	 * 
	 * @return The order to sort the column by.
	 */
	public int getColumnOrder();

	/**
	 * Returns the name of this column.
	 * 
	 * @return The name of this column.
	 */
	public String getColumnName();
}